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# SONI021

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/soni021-ocds-h6vhtk-039b87). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** SONI Ltd: "SONI021". Published status: unsuccessful. Framework Ceiling: £2,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.mytenders.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** UNSUCCESSFUL (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [SONI Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/soni-ltd-coh-ni038715)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £2,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 February 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business analysis consultancy services, Business and management consultancy and related services, General management consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKN06
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/soni021-ocds-h6vhtk-039b87#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-039b87`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/soni021-ocds-h6vhtk-039b87#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [mytenders.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mytenders.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/soni021-ocds-h6vhtk-039b87#participate

## Description
Following a lengthy consultation period, the Utility Regulator in Northern Ireland issued a decision in August 2022 regarding SONI
Governance matters. This decision became effective within the SONI TSO Licence from 26 October 2022.
The Licence Modification requires significant changes to the SONI Ltd Board composition and the relationship between EirGrid plc (as
parent) and SONI Ltd (its subsidiary). They also require that the SONI TSO business be managerially and operationally separate from
EirGrid and any other company within the EirGrid Group with separate premises, IT and other systems, equipment, facilities, processes and
staff.
The Utility Regulator’s Licence Modification requirements for independence at Board, Management and Operational levels in the SONI
business equates to a de-facto requirement to demerge the EirGrid and SONI businesses.
As a result, SONI is now seeking to appoint a consultancy business to design, manage and implement this demerger project.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 79400000, 79411000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £2,000,000
- **Description:** The Framework Agreement period will be for an initial duration of two years with the option to extend annually for up to an additional
three years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier.
The demerger project will be run over ...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 023774-2023-1 (unsuccessful)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023774-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-08-14T15:21:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T05:01:47.009Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-039b87